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in Competitions and Challenges, Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureWHY ARE FATHERS THE MOST HATED PARENTS?
WHY ARE FATHERS THE MOST HATED PARENTS? Have you ever sat down and thought about this, the fact that fathers are the most hated parents of the two, I mean […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Self-help and InspirationThe pain and regret of quitting my job prematurely.
I recently found myself reflecting on a life-altering decision that I made not too long ago, a decision that has left me broke, unemployed, and burdened with regrets. As I […] More
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in Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureA LETTER TO TEJU-COLE
Dear TC, You will permit me to address you by your initials even though i am in no such capacity to familiarize with you given your prowess in the arena […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationWhat personal growth lessons can you learn from foxes?
Have you ever had the panicked feeling that comes with believing that you’re not keeping up? The desperate feeling that comes with trying to keep your head above water. The […] More
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in Competitions and Challenges, General or Other, Self-help and InspirationAn Elegy In Perpetual Dusk
The sun dipped below the horizon on a Tuesday, much like any other. The sky bled the familiar hues of orange and pink, the promise of another dawn implicit. But […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationI HAVE DIED SO MANY TIMES
The other day, I almost suffocated in a taxi—a pregnant woman next to me had farted. Life has stiffened many of us—at least, we all have stories about something weird […] More
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in Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationHOPE
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in Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureA letter to Myself
Dear Self, As you embark on this journey as a storyteller, remember that writing is a form of inquiry, a way of exploring the world and your place in it. […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and Inspiration5 men that have greatly impacted my life positively to be a man among men.
A man is not merely a man but a man among men, in a world of men. Being good at being a man has more to do with a man’s […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationLessons from Earth on how Being Small doesn’t mean being Insignificant
Our planet is nothing more than a speck in the vastness of space. Our planet is actually a star to other planets. Our planet isn’t even visible throughout most of […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationYour leaders will make you or break you.
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and InspirationThe Trauma Behind Being Called ‘Strong
The person I was in 2014, 2017 and 2020 struggling with suicidal ideations is not the person I am today. The three years came with different triggers. 1. An excruciating […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationThe Metamorphosis of Ayo….
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”~ Joseph Campbell Metamorphosis? I guess you are wondering why I would put up such a word that is usually related […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and InspirationI’m not perfect, but…
What are you guilty of? Do you become too needy, too clingy, too fragile in your relationships? Are you of a dominant personality, do you huff and puff and terrorize […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationI turned 37 on Sunday, here’s 23 random things I wish I’d known back when I was 27
1. Time doesn’t feel the same. They’ll tell you we all have the same 24 hours, but the days can get longer and the years shorter. You really don’t have […] More
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A LETTER TO MY SELF AS A STORYTELLER
Dearest Rashidah, Remember when all you wanted was to write stories? Back in boarding school, during the 2nd Term of Primary Six, you sat in the empty amphitheatre and wrote […] More
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in Fiction, Health and Medicine, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature#stories4health
It started when I couldn’t smell, I remember that day clearly, it was the 2nd of June on a Monday , when things started changing for me. It was Nana’s […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationDay Dreaming
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in Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationSomething Gave
Grief is a funny thing. In the odd and strange sense. The kind that encircles you and closes you off. When you feel like the only person you can look […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationHalf the battle is just showing up.
I was invited to participate in a Leadership course a couple of months ago. While in the past I have said “Let me get back to you” only to mostly […] More
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in Self-help and Inspiration, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureMaking Sense
When does 1 become 2? 1, 1.2, 1.3……1.9, 1.99? 1.9999999? Mathematically between 1 and 2, there is infinity. There is no specific number or place where 1 becomes 2. Taking […] More